by Aryn Fields •
Today, X, formerly known as Twitter, is running sponsored “timeline takeover” content from PragerU, a fringe conservative organization, promoting its new “so-called” documentary on transgender people. X has agreed to run this content despite PragerU admitting, via reporting from the Washington Times, that YouTube rejected the proposal “almost immediately upon submission,” and that several film festivals have also refused to air it.
Shame on Elon Musk and X for prioritizing their bottom line over the lived experience and humanity of transgender people. Gender affirming care is safe, medically necessary, backed by decades of research, and supported by every major medical association. So-called documentaries like the one peddled by PragerU do nothing more than spread misinformation and stigmatize transgender people. Given the growing threats of violence faced by the transgender community, offering a platform to this type of hate-filled propaganda is not just immoral–it’s dangerous. Today’s timeline takeover is another stain on the platform.
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